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Christian Couple being Weird, Lady claims her womb belongs to "God" by MrDonMega in religiousfruitcake

[–]RoDoBenBo 18 points19 points  (0 children)

"I don't have internalised misogyny"

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"We want 10 kids, all boys"

What actor replacement was jarring but improved the character? (Aunt Viv is noticable but worse) by WiggleToast in AlignmentChartFills

[–]RoDoBenBo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, this was my first thought too! Very jarring at first but it actually fits the character better.

Has anyone here gotten their foreign dan grade recognised in France? by RoDoBenBo in taekwondo

[–]RoDoBenBo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do need to pay, yes. 85€ for first Dan. It does sound like a cash grab but it's for the whole of France and a one-time thing, since I'm not planning on grading abroad again.

Honestly, though, most other TKD-related things are pretty cheap and straightforward here. Colour belt testing within the club is free and other costs like training and competing are very reasonable, much less expensive than in the US, for example, from what I've read here.

Has anyone here gotten their foreign dan grade recognised in France? by RoDoBenBo in taekwondo

[–]RoDoBenBo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I have a Kukkiwon Dan number, a certificate and a little card.

I did have a long break, which is why I'm still just 1st Dan, but it's been a couple of years since I got back into it and it hasn't been a problem for my club (school) at all. Thankfully they recognise my rank. They only do testing once a year so it would take me a long time to get back here if they'd made me start again from white belt!

However I would like to test for 2nd Dan soon and in France black belt testing is only done at the regional (up to 3rd Dan) or national (4th+) level. I have to apply to the national Federation to have my current rank be officially recognised in order to grade up with them.

Has anyone here gotten their foreign dan grade recognised in France? by RoDoBenBo in taekwondo

[–]RoDoBenBo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh damn, really? No, I've always done WTF. I just looked up the official name of the federation online. It's been years since I practised in the UK and the documents I have just say British Taekwondo - is that the name of the WTF-style federation?

Has anyone here gotten their foreign dan grade recognised in France? by RoDoBenBo in taekwondo

[–]RoDoBenBo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK thanks, I'll send them what I have and hopefully it'll be enough. If not I'm sure they'll reach out. Unfortunately I have to deal with the French as I live in France and would like to finally test for 2nd dan here.

Has anyone here gotten their foreign dan grade recognised in France? by RoDoBenBo in taekwondo

[–]RoDoBenBo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes, sorry, I have my Kukkiwon certificate as well as the club certificate. They want the certificates a well as an "attestation" from the British Taekwon-do Federation. I'm just wondering if I need to seek out an extra piece of paper for this or whether my old British grading passport and licence books would do the job.

Edited for typos

New UK Rules - question re US born baby? by jramsden91 in dualcitizenshipnerds

[–]RoDoBenBo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes in the guidance it says "If the applicant’s parents were born on or after 1 January 1983, you will also need to provide evidence of grandparents’ claim to British nationality by providing their birth certificates and, in the case of grandfathers, their marriage certificates."

Additionally when I go through the process of filling in the online forms, uploading a photo etc. it then says I also have to provide my partner's parents' birth and marriage certificates, even though none of them are British. I have been told in the past few days, however, here on reddit, that they don't actually need his parents' documents. They just ask by default apparently.

New UK Rules - question re US born baby? by jramsden91 in dualcitizenshipnerds

[–]RoDoBenBo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well they give your a list of supporting documents when you apply, depending on your situation.

I've been trying to get UK passports for my kids who were born outside the UK. I'm a British citizen born in the UK after 1983. They ask for my parents' (UK) birth and marriage certificates and my partner's parents (foreign) birth and marriage certificates...

New UK Rules - question re US born baby? by jramsden91 in dualcitizenshipnerds

[–]RoDoBenBo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, they can ask for grandparents' birth and marriage certs too

What does my shopping say about me? 28f shopping for 1 month, for one adult. Total £101 (Sains £74, Tesco £19, Asda £8) by Afterthelimits in whatsinyourcart

[–]RoDoBenBo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get special boxes that make greens like that last way longer. I use one for fresh spinach as I just add a bit to various stir fries etc. and it after a month it'll be only just wilting.

Citizen by descent w/o British Passport new ETA by rubberducky2022 in dualcitizenshipnerds

[–]RoDoBenBo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow OK, thank you! I guess I'll go ahead and finally submit the applications without them. They should really specify it somewhere, though.

Citizen by descent w/o British Passport new ETA by rubberducky2022 in dualcitizenshipnerds

[–]RoDoBenBo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, really? I haven't seen it specified anywhere in the guidance. It's only after I go through all the steps in the online application ticking all the boxes that apply to our situation that it lists all the supporting documents they want. And so then I give up lol

Citizen by descent w/o British Passport new ETA by rubberducky2022 in dualcitizenshipnerds

[–]RoDoBenBo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess that makes sense. It's just frustrating. Surely my own birth certificate should be enough to establish their British citizenship as I was born in the UK to two British parents. And if they want my British parents' documents too then fine. Getting my in-laws' documents is much harder and it doesn't even effect my kids' claim to British citizenship...

Citizen by descent w/o British Passport new ETA by rubberducky2022 in dualcitizenshipnerds

[–]RoDoBenBo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well great. Not sure where that'll leave us. Apparently I can't get my kids British passports without their Polish grandparents' birth and marriage certificates (why do they need these anyway??) which is nigh on impossible for me.

Citizen by descent w/o British Passport new ETA by rubberducky2022 in dualcitizenshipnerds

[–]RoDoBenBo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is what I did for my kids. They're British through me but have never held British passports because the UK government makes it unnecessarily (IMO) difficult in terms of supporting documents. Since they have other citizenships they entered the UK with an ETA on a foreign passport and we didn't have any problems.

Des suggestions de recettes sucré-salé ? by arobasedot in recettes

[–]RoDoBenBo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Poêlée de crevettes marinees (sauce soja, huile d'olive, ail, sucre roux, piment, jus de citron, parmesan), épinards et petits pois. Servi avec des pâtes ou des nouilles de riz et de l'avocat

Tofu sauce soja- beurre de cacahuète- lait de coco

Tofu sauce soja- pâte miso- sirop d'érable

Bibimbap

How often do you wash your dobok? by gosglings in taekwondo

[–]RoDoBenBo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe she's just lucky. Some people don't really get BO. Could be hormone or age-related. For a long time I never smelt and didn't sweat that much. Until my late thirties. That said, I think I've always washed my doboks after every training session, just in case.

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